Ep 2: African-American Folktales and Conspiracy Theories

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10/30/20 • 53 min

Happy Halloween! This week, we're discussing Black folktales and old wives' tales. We get into storytelling and spooky tales we shared as children. Leah's Granny drops some knowledge, and we indulge our resident conspiracy theorist, Dani, in some of her favorite conspiracy theories. Spoiler, we definitely believe aliens walk among us.

Works We Referenced:

Let the Dead Bury Their Dead by Randall Kenan
The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales by Virginia Hamilton
Mojo Workin: The Old African American Hoodoo System by Katrina Hazzard-Donald
"No White Saviors: Woman Accused of Letting African Babies Die at Fake Medical Facility in Uganda" by Michael Harriot
The Space Traders by Derrick Bell

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This podcast was created, hosted, and produced by Dani & Leah.

Our music was created by Tasha, and our artwork was designed by Bianca.

Works We Referenced:

Let the Dead Bury Their Dead by Randall Kenan
The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales by Virginia Hamilton
Mojo Workin: The Old African American Hoodoo System by Katrina Hazzard-Donald
"No White Saviors: Woman Accused of Letting African Babies Die at Fake Medical Facility in Uganda" by Michael Harriot
The Space Traders by Derrick Bell

BE A PATRON! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hoodooplantmamas

SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/hoodooplants Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hoodooplantmamas/

EMAIL & SPONSOR INQUIRIES [email protected]

DONATE Paypal: paypal.me/hoodooplantmamas Cashapp: cash.me/$hoodooplantmamas

This podcast was created, hosted, and produced by Dani & Leah.

Our music was created by Tasha, and our artwork was designed by Bianca.

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In this episode, we discuss the history of hoodoo. We ask what is hoodoo, why our ancestors practiced it, and how it has been demonized over the centuries? We discuss our own spiritual journeys from traditional Christianity to Hoodoo and even the overlap between the two. Also, are our ancestors demons? We discuss the latest Twitter shenanigans of calling our ancestors and African practices demonic.

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